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Black History Month’s Spirits & Spice Marche Brookfield Toronto

Black History Month’s Spirits & Spice Marche Brookfield Toronto

BLACK HISTORY MONTH’S CULINARY EVENT

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The Caribbean Scholarship Foundation hosts a week
of Caribbean delicacies and delights during Black History Month
​At Marché Brookfield Place
​Featuring: Celebrity Chef La-toya Fagon​

January 25, 2015. Toronto ON – Black History Month’s Culinary Event — Spirits & Spice — takes place February 2 – February 8 at the Marché Toronto, Brookfield Place in downtown Toronto. This is a fund raising food festival for the Caribbean Scholarship Foundation and features the exotic cuisine of Caribbean Canadian chef La-toya Fagon.

This Black History Month festival is exclusive to Marché Toronto. The restaurant and the Caribbean Canadian community invites the city to enjoy the warm aromas, pulsating rhythms and spicy tastes and drinks of the islands.
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During Spirits & Spice, Marché will feature a selection of Caribbean dishes featuring Grace Kennedy (GK) products created by Chef La-toya Fagon alongside its usual menu items. The food is cooked right before patrons’ eyes with seasonal products from the Caribbean. The GK Grilling station featuring Grace Jerk, Rubs and Sauces is a must try for all steak and meat lovers. As well guests will find Caribbean inspired beverages and smoothies at the juice station, while, the in-restaurant bar will feature English Harbour Rum (Antigua), Carib Beer (Trinidad and Tobago) and the unique Relax Riesling and Funf 5 Riesling wine that will be paired with the island dishes. Caribbean desserts and even coffee with a Caribbean twist will be available for guest to enjoy.

Spirits & Spice week kicks off on Monday, February 2nd and ends on Sunday, February 8th.
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The Caribbean Scholarship Foundation (CSF) Spirits and Spice event is an annual fundraiser for the Foundation, which in December 2014 gave out $10,000 in scholarships to deserving students from the Caribbean Diaspora in Canada. Kyler Philip, Jasmine Francis, Justice Betty and Nathalee Ewers were each awarded $2,500 as part of the “Feature Leaders” Scholarship. The Future Leaders initiative is a partnership between CSF and Western Union and includes an innovative mentorship program designed to give students an added advantage in their academic pursuit.
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CSF is also supporting PACT as part of our 2015 community initiative. The Toronto Area based charity is dedicated to working with, supporting and empowering at-risk youth, as well as youth already in conflict with the law. Recently they have embarked on the empowerment of women in diversity communities. David Lockett is a hands-on volunteer, Co-Founder and President of the PACT Urban Peace Program, and a proud supporter of Chef Fagon a young Black woman who is making her mark as world class Chef.

Chef Fagon has been supporting PACT for the last 9 years by donating her time to teaching culinary courses. Recently with the launch of the Jean Augustine Empowerment Center, PACT cooking courses has grown with Chef Fagon teaching young women different forms of empowerment, budgeting, and nutrition.
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Western Union will present our Exclusive Media day which will be held on February 4 at Marche from 11:00am – 1:30pm exclusively for members of the media. Chef Fagon will do live cooking demos and attendees can taste a variety of delicacies from around the Caribbean, while sampling the region’s finest spirits beer and also some great wines. Members from CSF and PACT will be on hand to provide information about the programs and scholarship opportunities they provide.

There will be plenty of excitement on Media day and all week long with live music and giveaways. Over 30,000 patrons are expected to take part in the week long festivities, many of which will be delighted for a taste of the tropics in the heart of winter.

Black History Month’s Spirits & Spice is holding a grand finale soiree for Sophisticated Palates​ on February 6 at the Marche Brookfield Place 5:30pm -9:30pm. Ticket holders will experience unlimited food tastings prepared by Chef Fagon. Tickets are $35.00 Advance $45.00 at the Door

3RD ANNUAL REGGAEXCLUSIVE RECOGNITION AWARDS

3RD ANNUAL REGGAEXCLUSIVE RECOGNITION AWARDS
TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY JUNE 29TH, 2014 TORONTO PLAZA HOTEL 1677 Wilson Ave, Toronto For more info call: 647.668.3989 / 647.720.1367 E: reggaexclusive@rogers.com

ReggaeXclusive Entertainment News will be celebrating their 3rd Annual ReggaeXclusive Recognition Awards to be held on Sunday June 29th, 2014 at the Toronto Plaza Hotel located at 1677 Wilson Avenue West in Toronto. ReggaeXclusive Entertainment News is a quarterly Reggae Entertainment Magazine that has been up and running consistently over the past 12 years. We cover Cultural News, Views, Reviews and Interviews within the Reggae Music Industry in Canada and Worldwide, with special focus on the Canadian Reggae Music scene. Our main objective for doing the Awards Ceremony is to honor the people and businesses who have contributed and supported ReggaeXclusive Magazine over the 12 year span and who have also positively promoted the culture of Canadian Reggae Music in Canada and worldwide.

We will be presenting seven (7) Memorial Awards to seven individuals: The Karl Mullings Memorial Award, The Jakkie Mittoo Memorial Award, The Delroy Sterling Memorial Award, The Lance Engleton Memorial Award, The Pamela Maynard Memorial Award, the Sugar Minott Memorial Award and the Nelson Mandela Memorial Award. We also have our Spotlight Awards, Foundation Artist Awards, Salute Award, Longevity Awards, Personnel Awards and Business Awards. To add some spice to the Awards Ceremony we will be entertained by a host of Stars the likes of Demolition Man, Mighty Mystics, Thinka Francis, Clement Gordon, King Ujah, Empress Minott, Wally Ritchie, Prophecy Izis (Mtl.), Auresia (Mtl.), Skibu (UK). The Jempress, Jahsmin Daley and Norval Edgehill to name a few. Also coming from the USA is Yonnette Hooper and Kapa Shanti. Special International Guest Artists will be appearing. There will also be a special opening Dance performance. We will be musically entertained by African Star Sound (Jamaica). Our host for the evening is Ms Carrie Mullings of Rebel Vibez (CHRY 105.5FM), with our MCs being Mr. Luther Brown and Puggy Simeon of CHRY 105.5FM. Doors are open at 6pm and the Awards Ceremony begins at 8pm sharp.

Special door prizes will be given away for ticket holders only so make sure to get your tickets early. There will also be a free airline ticket to Jamaica courtesy of Fly Jamaica to be raffled at the event. Advance tickets are $25, $30 at the door. Recognition and thanks to all our Sponsors. For more information call: 647-668-3989 or 647-720-1367 or email: reggaexclusive@rogers.com / reggaexclusive@hotmail.com.

DONNA MAKEDA IS CANADIAN REGGAE ROYALTY! (By Natalie White of Buzz Editorial, JA)

Donna Makeda, internationally renowned as Canada’s Reggae Empress, started singing and performing as a child and is still going strong. Rooted and grounded as a Rastafarian and of Guyanese descent, she graduated from Trebas Institute with a diploma in Recorded Music Production. She went on to publish her own reggae magazine called ReggaeXclusive Entertainment News. Her accolades and awards are numerous and include the Consul General’s Award of Guyana and the Female Dancehall DJ of The Year at the 20th Canadian Reggae Music Awards. Other awards includes Top Reggae Newcomer 1993, Top Reggae Dancehall DJ (female) 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004 and Top Reggae Music Video for Jah Great Woman in 1995 just to name a few. Donna released extensive singles and albums; “Who Can Endure” “Jah Ah De Rulah” which includes songs like Come Into My Life featuring Prince Everald, Make Love, Not War featuring Roger B and In My House featuring Negus Morris of the Heptones. The video of Jah Great Woman can be seen on Much Music and propelled her on to the global stage in areas such as the Caribbean, North America and Europe that subsequently got her signed to a licensing deal with Amiata Records in Italy for the remix of Life Story. Her deep involvement in stage plays landed her the lead role in a Documentary film titled Roots Daughters alongside Judy Mowatt. Her appearance and opening acts for internationally renowned artistes such as Capleton, Coco Tea, Marcia Griffiths, Sister Carol, Culture, Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Michael Rose, Cutty Ranks and Louie Culture have shown her up in so many places like Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Calgary, internationally in Barbados, Guyana, New York and Jamaica. Donna is now leaving her mark here on the island in the Cash Global Records Commercial on CVM TV alongside Beenie man and Rich Kid. She was loved by the audience on stage with tunes from said Label Gwehnazi feat. Chatta, and Badmind feat. King Ujah from the Cash Global HQ. The soon to be released Things Ain’t Always What It Seems on the Mad Run Riddim is in the selected list of tunes to be lead songs and video single, it is arguably the best tune up to date Donna has done. We were pleased to have Mr. Williams of Cash Global Records on “The Buzz” giving an in-depth level of information about the upcoming tour, the release and its artistes including Donna, he was very dogmatic to say “Donna Makeda is undoubtedly the Canadian Empress of Reggae Music Royalty, there isn’t one person or entity in the Canadian reggae fraternity that she hasn’t impacted somehow or another and that is her legacy.” So we anticipate the release of the single and the appearance of Empress Donna Makeda.